Four education ministers shaped India's policy under BJP

Since 2014, India has had four education ministers, with only Dharmendra Pradhan completing a full five-year term. The ministry was renamed from MHRD to Ministry of Education in 2020 after the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 was adopted. Smriti Irani launched NIRF and rolled back FYUP; Prakash Javadekar created HEFA and NTA, faced CBSE exam leaks; Ramesh Pokhriyal oversaw NEP implementation and COVID-era online learning; Pradhan continued reforms amid NEET leak allegations.